Laureate of Nobel Prize in Physics George E. Smith at BUT

Brno University of Technology and Honeywell Initiative for Science and Engineering are proud to welcome prof. George E. Smith - Laureate of Nobel Prize in Physics. Prof. Smith will give a lecture on the inventory of CCD chip (Charge-Coupled Device) from 1969, which is still being used in many electronic devices including mobile phones, digital cameras and telescopes.

PROGRAMME OF GEORGE E. SMITH VISIT AT BUT

note: location was changed from Technická 10 to Technická 12

3^rd December 2013
BUT Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Technická 12, Brno

• 9.30-11.00 - Main lecture: "Concept of CCD: Charge-Coupled Device“ (Main Hall, room SH2.173)
  
  
• 14.00-15.00 - Presentation of Honeywell technology (Lobby, 1^st floor, next to interactive exhibition of Honeywell HTD technologies)

• 15.15-16.30 - Discussion with Honeywell representatives on career opportunities (room SF1.141)

• 9.00-17.00 - Interactive exhibition of Honeywell HTD technologies (Lobby, 1^st floor)

4^th December 2013
BUT Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Technická 12, Brno

• 9.30-10.45 - Colloquium with George E. Smith on "Inventory and early history of CCD" (room SF1.141)

• 9.00-13.00 - Interactive exhibition of Honeywell HTD technologies (Lobby, 1^st floor)

What is the Honeywell Initiative for Science and Engineering?

Honeywell Initiative for Science and Engineering (HISE) is a unique program designed to not only teach but to inspire. HISE gives students direct access to Honeywell's top technologists and engineers, as well as to some of the world’s Nobel Prize-winning Laureates in chemistry and physics.

• biography of George E. Smith [.doc]
• colloquium abstract [.docx]